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the present rents 80 per cent cannot be
final, and should receive no encourage
ment. The tenants on the estate are OF
the old Presbyterian stock, and have
never been identified with the Nation.
alist or Land League party. London
derry's refusal has caused great bitter.
ness.
LEITRIM.
The county assizes were opened on
March l, in the court house, Carrick-
on-Shannon, by Judge Murphy and
Judge Lawson. Judge Murphy, who
presided in the Crown Court, in adj
dressing the grand jury. said that there
we're only four bills in all to be sent up.
If the condition of their county was
manifested by this record, it would ap-
pear to be a peaceful one.
LIMERICK
The Limerick assizes were brought
to sudden close ON March 9, the au-
thorities not being satisfied with the
findings of the jurors who returned YER
diets Of acquittal.
LOUTH.
IN Nforoh 2 q ,,,ovooro h)o 1onoon.frn
ton took place in Colon. Over 200
people, with that number of ploughs,
assembled from Tenure, Monster
boice, Ballymakenny, Dunleer, Grange
geeth, Slane, Rathkenny, Ardee and
other towns, and proceeded to plough
the lands of the Massereene tenants,
who had removed their cattle on adopt
ing the plan. After doing good DAYS
work, all assembled in Colon, where a
most enthusiastic demonstration was
held.
MAYO.
Four men named Dominick and Pat
rick Healy, Michael Lyons and John
McDermott, have been arrested in con-
nection with the riot which took place
between the police and people Of Bally-
haunis on the night of March /, -Four
injured constables anc one woman, who
was seriously injured by the police, are
in a critical condition.
The asslzes for this county were
opened on March 9 at Castlebar, by
Judge Lawson, who regretted that he
could not congratulate the jury on the
condition of the county. There was a
bill for murder by the administering Of
poison. In the case of Lucas McNulty,
schoolmaster of the Island of Achil],
and nine other inhabitants Of the is
land indicted for riot and assault on
Constable Kelly, the jury disagreed,
and the prisoners were discharged on
their own their recognizances, to SUBJ
stitute bail, to come up for trial at
the next assiZes.
MEATH.
Eight writs of ejectment have been
served on the tenants of the Grange
geith estate, the landlord of which is
George Leopold Bryan, of Jenkinstown,
County Kilkenny, lieutenant in the
Tenth Hussars. The tenants asked for
a reduction of 20 per cent. on their
rents, the lands being rushy and poor,
but the agent, Miles O'Reilly, D. L.,
Rathowen, Westmeath, refused it, and
they have adopted the plan of campaign.
ROsCOMMON.
The Government have served a notice
upon Mr.. Jasper Tully, of the Roscom-
non Herald, in whose case the jury dis
agreed at the last Sligo assizes, inform
ing him that the Whiteboy prosecution
against him has been abandoned.
SLIGO.
At the latest Sligo assizes a young
man named Armstrong was indicted
for the wilful murder of Thomas De-
vines, in the town of Sligo, on Christ
mas evening, by stabbing him with a
butchers knife. The Crown agreed to
verdict of manslaughter, and the
prisoner was sentenced to 20 years
penal servitude.
lIPPERARY.
Ga March 8. at Nenagh, Baron
Dowse opened the commission for
North TipperarY. There were but
eight cases to go before the jury.
TYRONE.
At the assizes in the Crown Court,
Omagh, on March 8, Matthew McElroy
was charged with the murder of VIM.
Penr0se, on December 20 last. After
considerable evidence the jury could
not agree to verdict. and were finally
discharged.
WATERFORD.
On March S, at the opening of the